Team Records

T20I Stats: Most Sixes Conceded by Teams in an Innings

Fans love the sight of batters hitting sixes in a T20I game. It’s no less than entertainment for them. But it can be frustrating for the bowling side as their bowlers get hammered for one six after another.

And here we’ll look at the 10 instances when teams conceded the most sixes in a single T20I innings.

Most Sixes Conceded by Teams in a T20I Innings

Bowling Team 6s Conceded Batting Team Venue Date
Gambia 27 Zimbabwe Nairobi 23 Oct 2024
Mongolia 26 Nepal Hangzhou 27 Sep 2023
China 23 Japan Mong Kok 15 Feb 2024
South Africa 23 India Johannesburg 15 Nov 2024
Ireland 22 Afghanistan Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
South Africa 22 West Indies Centurion 26 Mar 2023
Bangladesh 22 India Hyderabad 12 Oct 2024
India 21 West Indies Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
Sri Lanka 21 India Indore 22 Dec 2017
Luxembourg 21 Austria Ilfov County 31 Aug 2019

Key Insights

27: Gambia hold the unwanted record for conceding the most sixes in a T20I innings. The African nation saw Zimbabwe batters send down 27 sixes against them in the Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier game in 2024. So Zimbabwe’s 27 sixes are also the most by a batting team in an innings.

344: Alongside that, Zimbabwe brought up the highest team total in the shortest format. They put up 344 for 4 in their 20 overs.

1: India were the first team to concede more than 20 maximums in a T20I innings. The West Indies batters carted out Indian bowlers for 21 sixes in a 2016 game.

20: South Africa have conceded 20 or more sixes in three innings. India, on the other hand, have smashed 20 or more maximums in as many innings.

15: There have been 18 instances of both teams hitting 30 or more sixes in a T20I match. Out of those, five matches recorded both teams conceding 15 or more maximums in their respective bowling innings. Interestingly, England-West Indies share three of those instances, and Bulgaria-Serbia share the other two.